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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Dress parade, which took place immediately after the above occupied the time until supper.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Dress parade, which took place immediately after the above occupied the time until supper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
back
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From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
battalion
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From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
broke
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From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
company
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From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
dark
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From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He found to his surprise that they had disappeared suddenly, gone he knew not where.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
Dress
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From this reading Dress parade, which took place immediately after the above occupied the time until supper.
fellow
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From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found to his surprise that they had disappeared suddenly, gone he knew not where.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
gone
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From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
growing
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From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He found to his surprise that they had disappeared suddenly, gone he knew not where.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
hall
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From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found to his surprise that they had disappeared suddenly, gone he knew not where.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
holiday
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From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
immediately
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From this reading Dress parade, which took place immediately after the above occupied the time until supper.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
knew
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From this reading He found to his surprise that they had disappeared suddenly, gone he knew not where.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
marched
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From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
members
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From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
mess
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From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
more
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From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He found to his surprise that they had disappeared suddenly, gone he knew not where.
occupied
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From this reading Dress parade, which took place immediately after the above occupied the time until supper.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
parade
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From this reading Dress parade, which took place immediately after the above occupied the time until supper.
Parson
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From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
place
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From this reading Dress parade, which took place immediately after the above occupied the time until supper.
plebe
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plebes
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From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
present
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From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
ranks
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realized
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From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
Saturday
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From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
sighed
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From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
soon
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From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
Stanard
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From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
STANARD'S
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From this reading STANARD’S STRANGE VISITOR.
STRANGE
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From this reading STANARD’S STRANGE VISITOR.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He found to his surprise that they had disappeared suddenly, gone he knew not where.
supper
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From this reading Dress parade, which took place immediately after the above occupied the time until supper.
surprise
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From this reading He found to his surprise that they had disappeared suddenly, gone he knew not where.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dress parade, which took place immediately after the above occupied the time until supper.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found to his surprise that they had disappeared suddenly, gone he knew not where.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dress parade, which took place immediately after the above occupied the time until supper.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dress parade, which took place immediately after the above occupied the time until supper.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Dress parade, which took place immediately after the above occupied the time until supper.
VISITOR
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From this reading STANARD’S STRANGE VISITOR.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was growing dark by the time the battalion marched back from mess hall, and the plebes sighed and realized that one more Saturday half holiday was gone.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He found to his surprise that they had disappeared suddenly, gone he knew not where.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dress parade, which took place immediately after the above occupied the time until supper.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Parson Stanard, with whom we have to do at present, looked around for his fellow members as soon as the plebe company broke ranks.
