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1917
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From this reading Waldo was discharged from the army, as permanently unfit for service, early in 1917.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DUNDRANNANIZATION THE family history during the rest of the war—up to the Armistice, that is—will go into a brief summary.
abroad
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From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
almost
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From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
Armistice
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army
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From this reading Waldo was discharged from the army, as permanently unfit for service, early in 1917.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Waldo was discharged from the army, as permanently unfit for service, early in 1917.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was solemnized not at St. George’s, Hanover Square, but in the country, from the bride’s seat of Briarmount.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
Briarmount
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From this reading It was solemnized not at St. George’s, Hanover Square, but in the country, from the bride’s seat of Briarmount.
bride's
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From this reading It was solemnized not at St. George’s, Hanover Square, but in the country, from the bride’s seat of Briarmount.
brief
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From this reading DUNDRANNANIZATION THE family history during the rest of the war—up to the Armistice, that is—will go into a brief summary.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was solemnized not at St. George’s, Hanover Square, but in the country, from the bride’s seat of Briarmount.
Christmas
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From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
country
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From this reading It was solemnized not at St. George’s, Hanover Square, but in the country, from the bride’s seat of Briarmount.
Cragsfoot
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From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading Waldo was discharged from the army, as permanently unfit for service, early in 1917.
DUNDRANNANIZATION
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From this reading DUNDRANNANIZATION THE family history during the rest of the war—up to the Armistice, that is—will go into a brief summary.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading DUNDRANNANIZATION THE family history during the rest of the war—up to the Armistice, that is—will go into a brief summary.
early
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From this reading Waldo was discharged from the army, as permanently unfit for service, early in 1917.
family
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features
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From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
February
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From this reading His wedding took place in February of that year.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Waldo was discharged from the army, as permanently unfit for service, early in 1917.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Waldo was discharged from the army, as permanently unfit for service, early in 1917.
George's
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From this reading It was solemnized not at St. George’s, Hanover Square, but in the country, from the bride’s seat of Briarmount.
go
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Hanover
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From this reading It was solemnized not at St. George’s, Hanover Square, but in the country, from the bride’s seat of Briarmount.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wedding took place in February of that year.
history
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From this reading DUNDRANNANIZATION THE family history during the rest of the war—up to the Armistice, that is—will go into a brief summary.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Waldo was discharged from the army, as permanently unfit for service, early in 1917.
indicated
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From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DUNDRANNANIZATION THE family history during the rest of the war—up to the Armistice, that is—will go into a brief summary.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DUNDRANNANIZATION THE family history during the rest of the war—up to the Armistice, that is—will go into a brief summary.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was solemnized not at St. George’s, Hanover Square, but in the country, from the bride’s seat of Briarmount.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was solemnized not at St. George’s, Hanover Square, but in the country, from the bride’s seat of Briarmount.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DUNDRANNANIZATION THE family history during the rest of the war—up to the Armistice, that is—will go into a brief summary.
permanently
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From this reading Waldo was discharged from the army, as permanently unfit for service, early in 1917.
place
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From this reading His wedding took place in February of that year.
present
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From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DUNDRANNANIZATION THE family history during the rest of the war—up to the Armistice, that is—will go into a brief summary.
salient
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From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
seat
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From this reading It was solemnized not at St. George’s, Hanover Square, but in the country, from the bride’s seat of Briarmount.
service
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From this reading Waldo was discharged from the army, as permanently unfit for service, early in 1917.
solemnized
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From this reading It was solemnized not at St. George’s, Hanover Square, but in the country, from the bride’s seat of Briarmount.
Square
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From this reading It was solemnized not at St. George’s, Hanover Square, but in the country, from the bride’s seat of Briarmount.
St
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From this reading It was solemnized not at St. George’s, Hanover Square, but in the country, from the bride’s seat of Briarmount.
summary
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From this reading DUNDRANNANIZATION THE family history during the rest of the war—up to the Armistice, that is—will go into a brief summary.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DUNDRANNANIZATION THE family history during the rest of the war—up to the Armistice, that is—will go into a brief summary.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DUNDRANNANIZATION THE family history during the rest of the war—up to the Armistice, that is—will go into a brief summary.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DUNDRANNANIZATION THE family history during the rest of the war—up to the Armistice, that is—will go into a brief summary.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wedding took place in February of that year.
unfit
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From this reading Waldo was discharged from the army, as permanently unfit for service, early in 1917.
up
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visit
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From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
Waldo
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From this reading Waldo was discharged from the army, as permanently unfit for service, early in 1917.
war
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Waldo was discharged from the army, as permanently unfit for service, early in 1917.
wedding
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From this reading His wedding took place in February of that year.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was not present, as I went abroad again almost directly after my Christmas visit to Cragsfoot, the salient features of which have already been indicated.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading DUNDRANNANIZATION THE family history during the rest of the war—up to the Armistice, that is—will go into a brief summary.
year
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From this reading His wedding took place in February of that year.
