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Chapter X
We marched, turned back, and marched again. Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again. And this went on a whole night and a whole day. Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot. But there was no help for it then.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We marched, turned back, and marched again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there was no help for it then.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And this went on a whole night and a whole day.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And this went on a whole night and a whole day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We marched, turned back, and marched again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We marched, turned back, and marched again.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
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From this reading We marched, turned back, and marched again.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
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From this reading And this went on a whole night and a whole day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again.
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From this reading Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was no help for it then.
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From this reading Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
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From this reading We marched, turned back, and marched again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
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From this reading And this went on a whole night and a whole day.
not any; not one
From this reading But there was no help for it then.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And this went on a whole night and a whole day.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this went on a whole night and a whole day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We marched, turned back, and marched again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We marched, turned back, and marched again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this went on a whole night and a whole day.
which person or people
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And this went on a whole night and a whole day.
