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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 Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
academynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
Annapolis
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approved
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From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
awaiting
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From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
Barney
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From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
black
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From this reading He left the town under cover of the darkness, and the corps breathed more freely to know that the black sheep of their flock was gone.
bon
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From this reading Not even Scott Clemmons dared call openly upon him to wish him _bon voyage_ upon the stormy sea of life upon which he had embarked.
bosom
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From this reading Perhaps, however, the sigh of relief of the other cadets was from a different motive than that which came from the bosom of Scott Clemmons.
breathed
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From this reading He left the town under cover of the darkness, and the corps breathed more freely to know that the black sheep of their flock was gone.
Breslin
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From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
cadet
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cadets
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call
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came
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carrier
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From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
Clemmons
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From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
commandant
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From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
corps
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From this reading He left the town under cover of the darkness, and the corps breathed more freely to know that the black sheep of their flock was gone.
cover
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From this reading He left the town under cover of the darkness, and the corps breathed more freely to know that the black sheep of their flock was gone.
dared
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From this reading Not even Scott Clemmons dared call openly upon him to wish him _bon voyage_ upon the stormy sea of life upon which he had embarked.
darkness
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From this reading He left the town under cover of the darkness, and the corps breathed more freely to know that the black sheep of their flock was gone.
decision
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From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, however, the sigh of relief of the other cadets was from a different motive than that which came from the bosom of Scott Clemmons.
embarked
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From this reading Not even Scott Clemmons dared call openly upon him to wish him _bon voyage_ upon the stormy sea of life upon which he had embarked.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not even Scott Clemmons dared call openly upon him to wish him _bon voyage_ upon the stormy sea of life upon which he had embarked.
flock
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From this reading He left the town under cover of the darkness, and the corps breathed more freely to know that the black sheep of their flock was gone.
forwarded
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From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
freely
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From this reading He left the town under cover of the darkness, and the corps breathed more freely to know that the black sheep of their flock was gone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Perhaps, however, the sigh of relief of the other cadets was from a different motive than that which came from the bosom of Scott Clemmons.
gave
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From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
gone
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From this reading He left the town under cover of the darkness, and the corps breathed more freely to know that the black sheep of their flock was gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not even Scott Clemmons dared call openly upon him to wish him _bon voyage_ upon the stormy sea of life upon which he had embarked.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not even Scott Clemmons dared call openly upon him to wish him _bon voyage_ upon the stormy sea of life upon which he had embarked.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
hotel
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From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Perhaps, however, the sigh of relief of the other cadets was from a different motive than that which came from the bosom of Scott Clemmons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the town under cover of the darkness, and the corps breathed more freely to know that the black sheep of their flock was gone.
known
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From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
leave
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From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the town under cover of the darkness, and the corps breathed more freely to know that the black sheep of their flock was gone.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not even Scott Clemmons dared call openly upon him to wish him _bon voyage_ upon the stormy sea of life upon which he had embarked.
longer
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From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
more
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From this reading He left the town under cover of the darkness, and the corps breathed more freely to know that the black sheep of their flock was gone.
motive
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From this reading Perhaps, however, the sigh of relief of the other cadets was from a different motive than that which came from the bosom of Scott Clemmons.
Navy
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From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
only
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From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
openly
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From this reading Not even Scott Clemmons dared call openly upon him to wish him _bon voyage_ upon the stormy sea of life upon which he had embarked.
other
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From this reading Perhaps, however, the sigh of relief of the other cadets was from a different motive than that which came from the bosom of Scott Clemmons.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps, however, the sigh of relief of the other cadets was from a different motive than that which came from the bosom of Scott Clemmons.
promptly
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From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
Scott
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From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
sea
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From this reading Not even Scott Clemmons dared call openly upon him to wish him _bon voyage_ upon the stormy sea of life upon which he had embarked.
Secretary
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From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
sheep
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From this reading He left the town under cover of the darkness, and the corps breathed more freely to know that the black sheep of their flock was gone.
sigh
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From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
special
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From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
stormy
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From this reading Not even Scott Clemmons dared call openly upon him to wish him _bon voyage_ upon the stormy sea of life upon which he had embarked.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Perhaps, however, the sigh of relief of the other cadets was from a different motive than that which came from the bosom of Scott Clemmons.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He left the town under cover of the darkness, and the corps breathed more freely to know that the black sheep of their flock was gone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
town
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From this reading He left the town under cover of the darkness, and the corps breathed more freely to know that the black sheep of their flock was gone.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He left the town under cover of the darkness, and the corps breathed more freely to know that the black sheep of their flock was gone.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not even Scott Clemmons dared call openly upon him to wish him _bon voyage_ upon the stormy sea of life upon which he had embarked.
voyage
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From this reading Not even Scott Clemmons dared call openly upon him to wish him _bon voyage_ upon the stormy sea of life upon which he had embarked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
Washington
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From this reading The decision of the commandant, forwarded by special carrier to Washington, was promptly approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and Barney Breslin, awaiting at the hotel in Annapolis, found himself no longer a cadet.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Perhaps, however, the sigh of relief of the other cadets was from a different motive than that which came from the bosom of Scott Clemmons.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Scott Clemmons was not the only one who gave a sigh of relief when it was known that Barney Breslin had to leave the academy.
wish
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From this reading Not even Scott Clemmons dared call openly upon him to wish him _bon voyage_ upon the stormy sea of life upon which he had embarked.
