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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 "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
any
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From this reading And Dennis Dashwood's teeth closed with a snap, realising the utter futility of any search for von Drissel just then.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Where's that wounded Highlander?" he cried, so fiercely that Hawke stared at him open-mouthed.
battalion
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From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
bloke
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From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
bunk
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From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
closed
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From this reading And Dennis Dashwood's teeth closed with a snap, realising the utter futility of any search for von Drissel just then.
Cockney
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From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
cried
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From this reading "Where's that wounded Highlander?" he cried, so fiercely that Hawke stared at him open-mouthed.
Dashwood's
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From this reading And Dennis Dashwood's teeth closed with a snap, realising the utter futility of any search for von Drissel just then.
Dennis
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From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
doin
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From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
Drissel
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From this reading And Dennis Dashwood's teeth closed with a snap, realising the utter futility of any search for von Drissel just then.
dug-out
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From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
encountered
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From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
fiercely
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From this reading "Where's that wounded Highlander?" he cried, so fiercely that Hawke stared at him open-mouthed.
first
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From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
futility
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From this reading And Dennis Dashwood's teeth closed with a snap, realising the utter futility of any search for von Drissel just then.
Get
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From this reading "Reedshires!--Get Over!"
Harry
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From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
Hawke
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From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
Highlander
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From this reading "Where's that wounded Highlander?" he cried, so fiercely that Hawke stared at him open-mouthed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Where's that wounded Highlander?" he cried, so fiercely that Hawke stared at him open-mouthed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
im
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From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
just
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From this reading And Dennis Dashwood's teeth closed with a snap, realising the utter futility of any search for von Drissel just then.
last
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From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
mean
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From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
open-mouthed
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From this reading "Where's that wounded Highlander?" he cried, so fiercely that Hawke stared at him open-mouthed.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Reedshires!--Get Over!"
own
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From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
person
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From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
private
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From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
realising
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From this reading And Dennis Dashwood's teeth closed with a snap, realising the utter futility of any search for von Drissel just then.
Reedshires
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From this reading "Reedshires!--Get Over!"
replied
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From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
search
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From this reading And Dennis Dashwood's teeth closed with a snap, realising the utter futility of any search for von Drissel just then.
seed
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From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
singing
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From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
sir
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From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
snap
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From this reading And Dennis Dashwood's teeth closed with a snap, realising the utter futility of any search for von Drissel just then.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Where's that wounded Highlander?" he cried, so fiercely that Hawke stared at him open-mouthed.
sprang
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From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
stared
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From this reading "Where's that wounded Highlander?" he cried, so fiercely that Hawke stared at him open-mouthed.
teeth
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From this reading And Dennis Dashwood's teeth closed with a snap, realising the utter futility of any search for von Drissel just then.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Where's that wounded Highlander?" he cried, so fiercely that Hawke stared at him open-mouthed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
then
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From this reading And Dennis Dashwood's teeth closed with a snap, realising the utter futility of any search for von Drissel just then.
trench
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From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
utter
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From this reading And Dennis Dashwood's teeth closed with a snap, realising the utter futility of any search for von Drissel just then.
von
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From this reading And Dennis Dashwood's teeth closed with a snap, realising the utter futility of any search for von Drissel just then.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dennis sprang from his dug-out into the trench, and the first person he encountered was Harry Hawke.
Where's
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From this reading "Where's that wounded Highlander?" he cried, so fiercely that Hawke stared at him open-mouthed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Dennis Dashwood's teeth closed with a snap, realising the utter futility of any search for von Drissel just then.
wounded
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From this reading "Where's that wounded Highlander?" he cried, so fiercely that Hawke stared at him open-mouthed.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you mean the singing bloke, sir--last I seed of 'im he was doin' a bunk for his own battalion," replied the Cockney private.
