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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 Barney Breslin was not a popular youth in the Naval School.
admiral
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From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
aristocrat
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
attention
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From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
Barney
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From this reading Barney Breslin was not a popular youth in the Naval School.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
boy
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From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
brave
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
Breslin
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From this reading Barney Breslin was not a popular youth in the Naval School.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had but one intimate in the corps of cadets, and that one was Scott Clemmons, his roommate.
cadets
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From this reading He had but one intimate in the corps of cadets, and that one was Scott Clemmons, his roommate.
cards
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From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
Clemmons
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From this reading He had but one intimate in the corps of cadets, and that one was Scott Clemmons, his roommate.
corps
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From this reading He had but one intimate in the corps of cadets, and that one was Scott Clemmons, his roommate.
died
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From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
début
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
EmeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
escaped
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
father
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From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
go
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From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
golden
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From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
gotten
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
habits
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From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
how
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Barney Breslin was not a popular youth in the Naval School.
influence
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From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
intimate
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From this reading He had but one intimate in the corps of cadets, and that one was Scott Clemmons, his roommate.
Isle
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
just
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
land
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
made
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
man
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From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
Many
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
metropolis
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From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
morose
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From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
mother's
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From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
nature
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From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
Naval
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From this reading Barney Breslin was not a popular youth in the Naval School.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Barney Breslin was not a popular youth in the Naval School.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had but one intimate in the corps of cadets, and that one was Scott Clemmons, his roommate.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had but one intimate in the corps of cadets, and that one was Scott Clemmons, his roommate.
only
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
opinions
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From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
other
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
parents
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
played
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From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
politician
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From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
popular
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From this reading Barney Breslin was not a popular youth in the Naval School.
roommate
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From this reading He had but one intimate in the corps of cadets, and that one was Scott Clemmons, his roommate.
salute
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From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
School
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From this reading Barney Breslin was not a popular youth in the Naval School.
Scott
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From this reading He had but one intimate in the corps of cadets, and that one was Scott Clemmons, his roommate.
see
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From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
set
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
somewhat
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From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
strict
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From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
studious
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From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
superiors
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From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had but one intimate in the corps of cadets, and that one was Scott Clemmons, his roommate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barney Breslin was not a popular youth in the Naval School.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barney Breslin was not a popular youth in the Naval School.
wealth
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From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
week
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From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
well
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From this reading The father of the youth had played his cards so well in the metropolis that he had gotten to be a man of wealth and a politician of influence, and it had been the dream of the mother’s life to see her boy an admiral before she died.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
won
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From this reading His nature was somewhat morose; it seemed to go against him to salute his superiors, and he had never won golden opinions for his studious habits and strict attention to duty.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many wondered how it was that Scott Clemmons had gotten in with Barney Breslin, for, where the one was an aristocrat, the other had just escaped being born in the Emerald Isle, for his parents had set foot upon the “land of the brave and the free” only a week when Barney made his _début_ in life.
youth
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From this reading Barney Breslin was not a popular youth in the Naval School.
