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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "General, since that box this morning--" "I know all about the box, Bill.
all
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From this reading "General, since that box this morning--" "I know all about the box, Bill.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The general was bucking for his other star--and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are your boys doing, Major?"
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He watched the figures moving over and around the gray mass, then flipped the lever on the field telephone at his elbow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
back
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From this reading The general was bucking for his other star--and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
Bill
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From this reading "General, since that box this morning--" "I know all about the box, Bill.
binoculars
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
box
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From this reading "General, since that box this morning--" "I know all about the box, Bill.
boys
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From this reading "How are your boys doing, Major?"
Brigadier
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
bucked
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From this reading The general was bucking for his other star--and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
bucking
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From this reading The general was bucking for his other star--and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
bulky
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
canted
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
contraption
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From this reading The general was bucking for his other star--and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
desk
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
doing
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From this reading "How are your boys doing, Major?"
edge
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
elbow
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
farmhouse
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
field
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From this reading He watched the figures moving over and around the gray mass, then flipped the lever on the field telephone at his elbow.
figures
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From this reading He watched the figures moving over and around the gray mass, then flipped the lever on the field telephone at his elbow.
flipped
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From this reading He watched the figures moving over and around the gray mass, then flipped the lever on the field telephone at his elbow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The general was bucking for his other star--and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
general
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From this reading The general was bucking for his other star--and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
gray
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From this reading He watched the figures moving over and around the gray mass, then flipped the lever on the field telephone at his elbow.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He watched the figures moving over and around the gray mass, then flipped the lever on the field telephone at his elbow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The general was bucking for his other star--and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
How
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From this reading "How are your boys doing, Major?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "General, since that box this morning--" "I know all about the box, Bill.
kitchen
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "General, since that box this morning--" "I know all about the box, Bill.
leveled
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
lever
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From this reading He watched the figures moving over and around the gray mass, then flipped the lever on the field telephone at his elbow.
lot
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
lying
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
Major
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From this reading "How are your boys doing, Major?"
mass
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From this reading He watched the figures moving over and around the gray mass, then flipped the lever on the field telephone at his elbow.
miserable
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From this reading The general was bucking for his other star--and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "General, since that box this morning--" "I know all about the box, Bill.
moving
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From this reading He watched the figures moving over and around the gray mass, then flipped the lever on the field telephone at his elbow.
object
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
other
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From this reading The general was bucking for his other star--and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
out
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He watched the figures moving over and around the gray mass, then flipped the lever on the field telephone at his elbow.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The general was bucking for his other star--and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
second-floor
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
serving
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "General, since that box this morning--" "I know all about the box, Bill.
star
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From this reading The general was bucking for his other star--and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
stared
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
Steadying
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
Straut
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
table
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
telephone
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From this reading He watched the figures moving over and around the gray mass, then flipped the lever on the field telephone at his elbow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "General, since that box this morning--" "I know all about the box, Bill.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The general was bucking for his other star--and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
then
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From this reading He watched the figures moving over and around the gray mass, then flipped the lever on the field telephone at his elbow.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The general was bucking for his other star--and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The general was bucking for his other star--and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
watched
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From this reading He watched the figures moving over and around the gray mass, then flipped the lever on the field telephone at his elbow.
window
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
wood
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From this reading Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How are your boys doing, Major?"
