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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 It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
adjutant
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
arrival
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From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The old soldier stared incredulously, his somewhat florid face taking on a deeper flush behind his gray military mustache.
Brantford's
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
bustling
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
castings
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
colonel's
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From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
commandant
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
consultations
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
DARKNESS
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From this reading THE GLINT IN THE DARKNESS.
deeper
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From this reading The old soldier stared incredulously, his somewhat florid face taking on a deeper flush behind his gray military mustache.
Denton
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
design
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
desire
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From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
disclaimed
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From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
Dolliver
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
down
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
erected
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
especially
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
face
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From this reading The old soldier stared incredulously, his somewhat florid face taking on a deeper flush behind his gray military mustache.
flatly
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From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
florid
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From this reading The old soldier stared incredulously, his somewhat florid face taking on a deeper flush behind his gray military mustache.
flush
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From this reading The old soldier stared incredulously, his somewhat florid face taking on a deeper flush behind his gray military mustache.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
Fort
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
Foundry
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
frequent
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
front
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
GLINT
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From this reading THE GLINT IN THE DARKNESS.
Grail
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
gray
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From this reading The old soldier stared incredulously, his somewhat florid face taking on a deeper flush behind his gray military mustache.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
hurried
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GLINT IN THE DARKNESS.
incredulously
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From this reading The old soldier stared incredulously, his somewhat florid face taking on a deeper flush behind his gray military mustache.
industrial
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
large
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
learned
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From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
manager
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
mast
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
message
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
miles
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
military
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From this reading The old soldier stared incredulously, his somewhat florid face taking on a deeper flush behind his gray military mustache.
mustache
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From this reading The old soldier stared incredulously, his somewhat florid face taking on a deeper flush behind his gray military mustache.
new
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
night
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
o'clock
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
officers
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From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
old
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From this reading The old soldier stared incredulously, his somewhat florid face taking on a deeper flush behind his gray military mustache.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
Ormsby
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
Otto
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
out
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
people
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
plant
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
plants
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
presence
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From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
request
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
response
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
Schilder
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
sent
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From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
seven
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
soldier
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From this reading The old soldier stared incredulously, his somewhat florid face taking on a deeper flush behind his gray military mustache.
some
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
somewhat
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From this reading The old soldier stared incredulously, his somewhat florid face taking on a deeper flush behind his gray military mustache.
stared
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From this reading The old soldier stared incredulously, his somewhat florid face taking on a deeper flush behind his gray military mustache.
strange
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
surprise
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From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
taking
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From this reading The old soldier stared incredulously, his somewhat florid face taking on a deeper flush behind his gray military mustache.
telegraph
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
ten
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GLINT IN THE DARKNESS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
there
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the arrival of the officers, however, they learned, to their surprise, that there was no desire for the colonel’s presence, and the manager flatly disclaimed having sent for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
turning
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
urgent
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
Vedant
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
water
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From this reading Colonel Vedant and his adjutant, Captain Ormsby Grail, hurried down to the Dolliver Foundry, one of the large industrial plants along Brantford’s bustling seven miles of water front, in response to an urgent message from Otto Schilder, manager of the plant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
wireless
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From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was ten o’clock at night, but as the Dolliver people were turning out some castings for a wireless telegraph mast of new design, to be erected at Fort Denton, and required frequent consultations with the commandant, there seemed nothing especially strange in the request.
