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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 An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
aide
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From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The officer, slim and stiff in his black-and-silver uniform, replied, “Your chief of staff has passed the message on to you, sir.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I gave orders that I was not to be disturbed.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
black-and-silver
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From this reading The officer, slim and stiff in his black-and-silver uniform, replied, “Your chief of staff has passed the message on to you, sir.
chief
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From this reading The officer, slim and stiff in his black-and-silver uniform, replied, “Your chief of staff has passed the message on to you, sir.
commander
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From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
distance
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From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
disturbed
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From this reading “I gave orders that I was not to be disturbed.”
following
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From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Sir, a message for you.”
gave
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From this reading “I gave orders that I was not to be disturbed.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The officer, slim and stiff in his black-and-silver uniform, replied, “Your chief of staff has passed the message on to you, sir.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The officer, slim and stiff in his black-and-silver uniform, replied, “Your chief of staff has passed the message on to you, sir.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I gave orders that I was not to be disturbed.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
intruded
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From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
man's
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From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
message
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From this reading “Sir, a message for you.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I gave orders that I was not to be disturbed.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The officer, slim and stiff in his black-and-silver uniform, replied, “Your chief of staff has passed the message on to you, sir.
officer
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From this reading The commander scowled at the young officer.
old
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From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The officer, slim and stiff in his black-and-silver uniform, replied, “Your chief of staff has passed the message on to you, sir.
orders
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From this reading “I gave orders that I was not to be disturbed.”
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The officer, slim and stiff in his black-and-silver uniform, replied, “Your chief of staff has passed the message on to you, sir.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The officer, slim and stiff in his black-and-silver uniform, replied, “Your chief of staff has passed the message on to you, sir.
respectful
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From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
reverie
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From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
scowled
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From this reading The commander scowled at the young officer.
Sir
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From this reading “Sir, a message for you.”
slim
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From this reading The officer, slim and stiff in his black-and-silver uniform, replied, “Your chief of staff has passed the message on to you, sir.
staff
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From this reading The officer, slim and stiff in his black-and-silver uniform, replied, “Your chief of staff has passed the message on to you, sir.
stiff
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From this reading The officer, slim and stiff in his black-and-silver uniform, replied, “Your chief of staff has passed the message on to you, sir.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I gave orders that I was not to be disturbed.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I gave orders that I was not to be disturbed.”
uniform
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From this reading The officer, slim and stiff in his black-and-silver uniform, replied, “Your chief of staff has passed the message on to you, sir.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I gave orders that I was not to be disturbed.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading An aide, who had been following the commander at a respectful distance, suddenly intruded himself in the old man’s reverie.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sir, a message for you.”
young
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From this reading The commander scowled at the young officer.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The officer, slim and stiff in his black-and-silver uniform, replied, “Your chief of staff has passed the message on to you, sir.