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Wounded Souls
Wounded Souls

Chapter I

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| | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.
_2 Vols._ THE STRUGGLE IN FLANDERS THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME THE SOUL OF THE WAR ETC., ETC.
AUTHOR OF “THE STREET OF ADVENTURE,” “THE INDIVIDUALIST,” ETC.
It is hard to recapture the spirit of that day we entered Lille.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Wounded Souls

Chapter I

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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| | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.
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_2 Vols._ THE STRUGGLE IN FLANDERS THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME THE SOUL OF THE WAR ETC., ETC.
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AUTHOR OF “THE STREET OF ADVENTURE,” “THE INDIVIDUALIST,” ETC.
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It is hard to recapture the spirit of that day we entered Lille.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

LIFE noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “| | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.”

WOUNDED noun US /wounded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “| | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.”

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2

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From this reading _2 Vols._ THE STRUGGLE IN FLANDERS THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME THE SOUL OF THE WAR ETC., ETC.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.

ADVENTURE

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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE STREET OF ADVENTURE,” “THE INDIVIDUALIST,” ETC.

BATTLES

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From this reading _2 Vols._ THE STRUGGLE IN FLANDERS THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME THE SOUL OF THE WAR ETC., ETC.

day

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From this reading It is hard to recapture the spirit of that day we entered Lille.

entered

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From this reading It is hard to recapture the spirit of that day we entered Lille.

ETC

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From this reading _2 Vols._ THE STRUGGLE IN FLANDERS THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME THE SOUL OF THE WAR ETC., ETC.

FLANDERS

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From this reading _2 Vols._ THE STRUGGLE IN FLANDERS THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME THE SOUL OF THE WAR ETC., ETC.

GATE

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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.

hard

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From this reading It is hard to recapture the spirit of that day we entered Lille.

HELEN

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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _2 Vols._ THE STRUGGLE IN FLANDERS THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME THE SOUL OF THE WAR ETC., ETC.

INDIVIDUALIST

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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is hard to recapture the spirit of that day we entered Lille.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is hard to recapture the spirit of that day we entered Lille.

LANCASTER

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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.

LIFEnounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.

Lille

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From this reading It is hard to recapture the spirit of that day we entered Lille.

MASTER

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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.

recapture

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From this reading It is hard to recapture the spirit of that day we entered Lille.

SOMME

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From this reading _2 Vols._ THE STRUGGLE IN FLANDERS THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME THE SOUL OF THE WAR ETC., ETC.

SOUL

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From this reading _2 Vols._ THE STRUGGLE IN FLANDERS THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME THE SOUL OF THE WAR ETC., ETC.

SOULS

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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.

spirit

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From this reading It is hard to recapture the spirit of that day we entered Lille.

STREET

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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.

STRUGGLE

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From this reading _2 Vols._ THE STRUGGLE IN FLANDERS THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME THE SOUL OF THE WAR ETC., ETC.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is hard to recapture the spirit of that day we entered Lille.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.

VICTORY

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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.

Vols

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From this reading _2 Vols._ THE STRUGGLE IN FLANDERS THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME THE SOUL OF THE WAR ETC., ETC.

WAR

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From this reading _2 Vols._ THE STRUGGLE IN FLANDERS THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME THE SOUL OF THE WAR ETC., ETC.

WAY

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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It is hard to recapture the spirit of that day we entered Lille.

WOUNDED

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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ WOUNDED SOULS THE STREET OF ADVENTURE THE INDIVIDUALIST HELEN OF LANCASTER GATE A MASTER OF LIFE THE WAY TO VICTORY.