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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 The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
all
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From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
best
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
cadet
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
cadets
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
comes
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
dress
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From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
drill
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
drills
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From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
exhibition
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From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
fellows
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
full
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From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
galore
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From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
gay
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From this reading The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
going
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From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
holiday
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
hops
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From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
interesting
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From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
months
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
most
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From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
mothers
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
other
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
parades
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From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
perhaps
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From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
POINTnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading TEXAS RAIDS WEST POINT.
post
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
put
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
RAIDS
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From this reading TEXAS RAIDS WEST POINT.
round
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
season
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From this reading The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
serious
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
showy
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From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
sisters
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
stranger
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From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
summer
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From this reading The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
TEXAS
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From this reading TEXAS RAIDS WEST POINT.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The summer season is a gay one at West Point.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
then
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From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
There
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From this reading There are hops then, and full dress parades, and exhibition drills galore.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
three
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
uniforms
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of these drills that was going on that morning, perhaps of all of them the most showy and interesting to the stranger.
welcome
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
WEST
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From this reading TEXAS RAIDS WEST POINT.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
winter
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From this reading During the winter cadet life is a serious round of drill and duty, but after that comes a three months' holiday, when cadets put on their best uniforms and welcome mothers and sisters and other fellows' sisters to the post.
