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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’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
all
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was winter and bitter cold of mornings.
Army
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From this reading It’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
Beetle
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
bitter
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From this reading It was winter and bitter cold of mornings.
black
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
call-over
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
circumstances
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
cold
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From this reading It was winter and bitter cold of mornings.
Consequently
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
COUNTRY
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From this reading THE FLAG OF THEIR COUNTRY.
defaulters
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
deny
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From this reading It’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
drill
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
drowsed
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
earned
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
FLAG
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From this reading THE FLAG OF THEIR COUNTRY.
followed
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
gas-lit
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
gymnasium
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
hand
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
hours
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was winter and bitter cold of mornings.
It's
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From this reading It’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
late
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
makes
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
mark
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
marks
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
McTurk
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
meant
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
moment
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
mornings
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From this reading It was winter and bitter cold of mornings.
Navy
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From this reading It’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading It’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLAG OF THEIR COUNTRY.
offensive
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
often
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
ornate
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
out
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
Public
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From this reading It’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
Schools
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From this reading It’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
Sergeant's
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
spent
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
Stalky
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE FLAG OF THEIR COUNTRY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
three
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
toilet
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
turning
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
type
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From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Consequently Stalky and Beetle--McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances--drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
unpunctuality
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was winter and bitter cold of mornings.
way
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From this reading It’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
week
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From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It followed that they were often late; and since every unpunctuality earned them a black mark, and since three black marks a week meant defaulters’ drill, equally it followed that they spent hours under the Sergeant’s hand.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It’s a way we have in the Army, It’s a way we have in the Navy, It’s a way we have at the Public Schools, Which nobody can deny!”
winter
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From this reading It was winter and bitter cold of mornings.
