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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 I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
accent
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From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.
all
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.
appelle
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From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.
beating
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From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
Bill
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From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.
billet
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
billeted
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From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.
Blear-eyed
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From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.
Boche
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From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
Ce
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From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.
choice
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From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”
choix
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From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.
Chéri
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From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.
comical
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From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.
day
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
de
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From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.
enough
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
entered
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
Esquermoise
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From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.
exaggeration
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From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
German
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From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”
go
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From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.
history
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
house
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From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”
how
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.
insist
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From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”
IV
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From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.
Lille
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
luck
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From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.
Madame
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From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.
Major
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.
off
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
piano
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From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”
qu'on
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From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.
quest
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
quickly
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
rather
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From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.
ribbon
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
rue
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From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.
said
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From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.
story
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.
twisted
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
typewriter
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
unembarras
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From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.
wanted
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
wants
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From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.
world
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
write
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
wrote
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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.
