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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 The cadets of the academy are organized into a fire department for the safety of the post.
academynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading The cadets of the academy are organized into a fire department for the safety of the post.
alarm
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From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One brigade has charge of a hand engine, another forms a bucket line, etc.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cadets of the academy are organized into a fire department for the safety of the post.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
bell
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From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
brigade
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From this reading One brigade has charge of a hand engine, another forms a bucket line, etc.
bucket
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From this reading One brigade has charge of a hand engine, another forms a bucket line, etc.
cadets
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From this reading The cadets of the academy are organized into a fire department for the safety of the post.
case
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From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
charge
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From this reading One brigade has charge of a hand engine, another forms a bucket line, etc.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading West Point was, of course, thrown into the wildest excitement on the instant that the cry was raised.
cry
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From this reading West Point was, of course, thrown into the wildest excitement on the instant that the cry was raised.
department
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From this reading The cadets of the academy are organized into a fire department for the safety of the post.
drum
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From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
engine
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From this reading One brigade has charge of a hand engine, another forms a bucket line, etc.
etc
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From this reading One brigade has charge of a hand engine, another forms a bucket line, etc.
excitement
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From this reading West Point was, of course, thrown into the wildest excitement on the instant that the cry was raised.
fall
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From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
fire
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From this reading The cadets of the academy are organized into a fire department for the safety of the post.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The cadets of the academy are organized into a fire department for the safety of the post.
forms
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From this reading One brigade has charge of a hand engine, another forms a bucket line, etc.
hand
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From this reading One brigade has charge of a hand engine, another forms a bucket line, etc.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One brigade has charge of a hand engine, another forms a bucket line, etc.
HEROISM
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From this reading HEROISM OF THE PARSON.
immediately
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From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
instant
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From this reading West Point was, of course, thrown into the wildest excitement on the instant that the cry was raised.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The cadets of the academy are organized into a fire department for the safety of the post.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
line
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From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HEROISM OF THE PARSON.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One brigade has charge of a hand engine, another forms a bucket line, etc.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
organized
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From this reading The cadets of the academy are organized into a fire department for the safety of the post.
PARSON
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From this reading HEROISM OF THE PARSON.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading West Point was, of course, thrown into the wildest excitement on the instant that the cry was raised.
post
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From this reading The cadets of the academy are organized into a fire department for the safety of the post.
proceed
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From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
raised
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From this reading West Point was, of course, thrown into the wildest excitement on the instant that the cry was raised.
roll
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From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
safety
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From this reading The cadets of the academy are organized into a fire department for the safety of the post.
scene
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From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
shots
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From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
sounding
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From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
strokes
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From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading West Point was, of course, thrown into the wildest excitement on the instant that the cry was raised.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HEROISM OF THE PARSON.
three
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From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
thrown
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From this reading West Point was, of course, thrown into the wildest excitement on the instant that the cry was raised.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is the duty of the cadets upon the sounding of the alarm--three strokes of the bell, or a long roll on the drum, or three shots, as the case may be--to fall into line immediately and proceed to the scene of the fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading West Point was, of course, thrown into the wildest excitement on the instant that the cry was raised.
West
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From this reading West Point was, of course, thrown into the wildest excitement on the instant that the cry was raised.
wildest
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From this reading West Point was, of course, thrown into the wildest excitement on the instant that the cry was raised.
