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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 Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
adjutant
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From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
approached
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From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
attire
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From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
battalion
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From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
benches
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From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
best
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From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
cadet
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From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
campus
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From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
class
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From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
command
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From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
country
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From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
COVENTRY
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From this reading DISADVANTAGES OF "COVENTRY."
crowd
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From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
DISADVANTAGES
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From this reading DISADVANTAGES OF "COVENTRY."
dress
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From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
drilled
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From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
edge
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From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
evening
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From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
formed
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From this reading "Sir, the parade is formed!"
ground
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From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
holiday
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From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sir, the parade is formed!"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
later
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From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
lieutenant
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From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
marched
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From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
moment
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From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
nearly
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From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DISADVANTAGES OF "COVENTRY."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
out
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From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
parade
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From this reading "Sir, the parade is formed!"
perhaps
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From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
plebe
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From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
post
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From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
Seated
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From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
see
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From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
Sir
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From this reading "Sir, the parade is formed!"
spectators
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From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
spoke
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From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
swung
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From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sir, the parade is formed!"
Thus
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From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
trees
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From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
troops
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From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
visitors
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From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
West
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From this reading It was the evening dress parade of perhaps the best drilled body of troops in the country, and West Point was out in holiday attire to see it.
western
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From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
whole
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From this reading Seated on the benches beneath the trees on the western edge of the parade ground was a crowd of spectators--visitors at the post and nearly the whole plebe class besides.
word
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From this reading Thus spoke the cadet adjutant as he approached the lieutenant in command, and a moment later, at the word, the battalion swung around and marched across the campus.
