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An Annapolis First Classman
An Annapolis First Classman

Chapter XXVI

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COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.
"A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.
First, I am not guilty.
I shall have no trouble in proving my innocence.
I shall leave your office for a few minutes and will return with the proof of that innocence.
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An Annapolis First Classman

Chapter XXVI

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.
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"A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.
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First, I am not guilty.
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I shall have no trouble in proving my innocence.
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I shall leave your office for a few minutes and will return with the proof of that innocence.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Continued noun US /ˈcontinued/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “First, I am not guilty.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “"A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I shall have no trouble in proving my innocence.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “I shall have no trouble in proving my innocence.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.”

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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 "A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.

accused

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From this reading "A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading First, I am not guilty.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I shall leave your office for a few minutes and will return with the proof of that innocence.

ANGRY

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From this reading COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.

BECOMES

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From this reading COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.

COMMANDER

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From this reading COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.

continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.

DALTON

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From this reading COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.

defense

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From this reading "A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.

few

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From this reading I shall leave your office for a few minutes and will return with the proof of that innocence.

FirstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading First, I am not guilty.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I shall leave your office for a few minutes and will return with the proof of that innocence.

guilty

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From this reading First, I am not guilty.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I shall have no trouble in proving my innocence.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I shall have no trouble in proving my innocence.

innocence

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From this reading I shall have no trouble in proving my innocence.

insist

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From this reading "A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.

isn't

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From this reading COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.

leave

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From this reading I shall leave your office for a few minutes and will return with the proof of that innocence.

man

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From this reading "A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.

matter

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From this reading COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.

minutes

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From this reading I shall leave your office for a few minutes and will return with the proof of that innocence.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I shall have no trouble in proving my innocence.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I shall have no trouble in proving my innocence.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading First, I am not guilty.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I shall leave your office for a few minutes and will return with the proof of that innocence.

offer

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From this reading "A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.

office

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From this reading I shall leave your office for a few minutes and will return with the proof of that innocence.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.

proof

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From this reading I shall leave your office for a few minutes and will return with the proof of that innocence.

proving

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From this reading I shall have no trouble in proving my innocence.

return

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From this reading I shall leave your office for a few minutes and will return with the proof of that innocence.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.

settled

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From this reading COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I shall have no trouble in proving my innocence.

sir

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From this reading COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.

Stonewell

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From this reading COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I shall leave your office for a few minutes and will return with the proof of that innocence.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "A man accused has a right to offer a defense: I insist on that right.

trouble

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From this reading I shall have no trouble in proving my innocence.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I shall leave your office for a few minutes and will return with the proof of that innocence.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I shall leave your office for a few minutes and will return with the proof of that innocence.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading COMMANDER DALTON BECOMES ANGRY "This matter isn't settled yet, sir," continued Stonewell.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I shall leave your office for a few minutes and will return with the proof of that innocence.